best performing stocks in the sandp 1978 to 2024

Altria (MO) had the highest return between 1978 and 2024 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC), returning 10,272,860%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Altria (MO)
1978-2024
10,272,860%
Nike (NKE)
1978-2024
3,422,122.73%
US Bancorp (USB)
1978-2024
2,780,141.18%
Microsoft (MSFT)
1978-2024
773,165.63%
Walmart (WMT)
1978-2024
621,297.24%
Danaher (DHR)
1978-2024
529,231.18%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
1978-2024
462,016.79%
NVIDIA (NVDA)
1978-2024
334,757.11%
Oracle (ORCL)
1978-2024
315,354.67%
Adobe Systems (ADBE)
1978-2024
289,782.66%
Apple (AAPL)
1978-2024
253,339.72%
Home Depot (HD)
1978-2024
231,775.82%
Paychex (PAYX)
1978-2024
228,642.2%
Progressive (PGR)
1978-2024
205,546.58%
Aflac (AFL)
1978-2024
194,719.32%
Texas Pacific Land Trust (TPL)
1978-2024
186,982.27%
Fastenal (FAST)
1978-2024
181,314.29%
Amazon (AMZN)
1978-2024
179,875.39%
Church & Dwight (CHD)
1978-2024
165,650.32%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
1978-2024
162,398.38%
Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
1978-2024
154,844.69%
Sysco (SYY)
1978-2024
153,215.65%
Stryker (SYK)
1978-2024
145,510.17%
Raymond James Financial (RJF)
1978-2024
145,303.11%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
1978-2024
131,301.84%